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Download full textHall, Robert F.; Arnold, Robert L. – 1993
This paper examines recent school district consolidation in Illinois. A literature review summarizes: (1) evidence that led the state of Illinois to offer financial incentives for school and school district consolidation; (2) research on strengths and weaknesses of large and small schools and large and small school districts; and (3) attitudes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
Hall, Robert F.; Barker, Bruce O. – Rural Research Report, 1995
Rural schools typically face multiple challenges related to providing educational opportunities for students and staff. A comparison of curricular offerings in English, foreign languages, and mathematics in a Chicago suburban high school, a rural high school district, and a small rural unit district reveals the curricular disadvantages of small…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Practices
Direct linkHall, Robert F.; McCaw, Donna S.; Philhower, Susan; Pierson, Max E. – Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, 2004
This study examines five case studies of proposed school consolidations. None of the five proposed consolidations were voted by their constituents into reality. This report also examines the curricular impact that these variables have upon the secondary course offerings available as well as the lessons learned from 11 Committee of Ten members.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School District Reorganization, Educational Opportunities, Case Studies
